# Sukkarwada Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/sukkarwada-487523/ Village · Babai, Hoshangabad # Sukkarwada Sukkarwada is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,457 people in 288 households**, the 27th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,457people (2011) - 288households - 73.5%literacy - 861females per 1,000 males ## Sukkarwada PIN code and other codes Sukkarwada falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBabai - Census village code487523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sukkarwada from nearby towns? - Babai (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)50 km by road - Babai (nearest town)24 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sukkarwada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sukkarwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagakhda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sukkarwada known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sukkarwada Of every 100 households in Sukkarwada in 2011, 46 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sukkarwada · ■ Babai rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **67% Toilet within the home ****22%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **71% Tap water ****11%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****27%** **31% Television ****36%** **27% Mobile phone ****67%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **39% Own their home ****96%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sukkarwada? ■ Sukkarwada · ■ Babai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765** **919 Working population ****44.4%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 61.2% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (9%) · **■** Marginal 198 (31%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Babai - Budhni1,615 people - Satwasa1,486 people - Khargawali1,471 people - Baharpur1,459 people - Gora1,456 people - Nasirabad1,418 people - Madhawan1,407 people - Muhasa1,398 people [All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sukkarwada from Hoshangabad?50 km by road - What is the population of Sukkarwada?1,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sukkarwada in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sukkarwada?73.5% (Census 2011)